Table 2.
Characteristics of Included Studies and Summary of Results
| Author | Country | Date | Study Design | Sample Size | Study Description | Preferences, Expectations, and Values | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howren et al12 | American | 2020 | Cross-sectional | 598 | Using sharing subscale of the patient-practitioner orientation scale (PPOS). | Patients generally tended to be provider-centered in discussing medication use | 8 |
| Ogedegbe et al13 | American | 2004 | Cross-sectional | 93 | In-depth, open-ended individual interviews | Expected to play an active role in treatment, follow their physicians’ recommendations, and know the side effects of medication and prevention of complications | 10 |
| Morecroft et al14 | United Kingdom | 2006 | Cross-sectional | 120 | Questionnaire | Tended to leave the decision to the physician and actively participate in the management of hypertension | 8 |
| Lisper et al15 | Sweden | 1997 | Cross-sectional | 21 | Semi-structured interviews | Preferred to receive information about medicines from physicians and concerning possible side-effects | 7 |
| Schoenthaler et al16 | American | 2018 | Prospective study | 75 | Using electronic monitoring device (EMD) to measure patient’s medication behavior | Expected to more active decision-making style and expected to leave decision-making to physicians | 9 |
| Metcalfe et al17 | Canada | 2020 | Cross-sectional | 183 | Focus groups and interviews | Pregnant hypertensive patients would prefer to hear more information and make the final decision with physicians | 9 |
| Bulgin et al18 | American | 2021 | Cross-sectional | 96 | Semi-structured interviews | Expected to receive information on hypertension and understood the benefits of lifestyle changes | 8 |
| Mah et al19 | Malaysia | 2016 | Cross-sectional | 210 | Questionnaire | Preferred decision-making roles and collaborative roles | 9 |
| Halifax et al20 | Canada | 2007 | Cross-sectional | 24 | Focus group meetings | Expected to learn more about hypertension and develop collaborative relationships with physicians. | 7 |
| Kario et al21 | Japan | 2021 | Cross-sectional | 2392 | Online survey | A total of 755 patients (31.6%) expressed a preference for RDN | 8 |
| Schmieder et al22 | Germany | 2018 | Cross-sectional | 1101 | Questionnaire | Many younger male patients would choose catheter-based RDN over lifelong medical therapy, and physicians were the critical mediator of treatment choice. | 10 |
| McAlister et al23 | Canada | 2000 | Cross-sectional | 146 | Questionnaire and a face-to-face interview | Patients generally required more potential benefit than physicians to offset the inconvenience, cost, and side effects of antihypertensive drugs | 8 |
| Montgomery et al24 | United Kingdom | 2001 | Cross-sectional | 52 | Interview | Nearly half of the patients would refuse treatment if there were a preference for health outcomes, especially the side effects of drugs | 8 |
| Rahman et al25 | Asia | 2015 | Cross- sectional | 904 | Qualitative interviews and focus groups with patients | 79% of Asian patients were most concerned about the possibility of a stroke, with more than half (57%) neglecting to monitor their blood pressure | 9 |
| Nasothimiou et al26 | Greece | 2014 | Prospective study | 104 | Participants were evaluated with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) | HBPM was superior to ABPM in terms of overall acceptance and preference by hypertensive patients | 9 |
| Konlan et al27 | Ghana | 2020 | Cross-sectional | 16 | In-depth interviews | Patients preferred timely pain management, ie, when they felt pain, they expected the nurses to respond to their needs promptly | 8 |
| Gebrezgi et al28 | Eritrea | 2017 | Cross-sectional | 48 | In-depth interviews and focus group investigations | Participants reported financial constraints inhibiting their ability to follow the recommended diet management | 7 |
| Fletcher et al29 | United Kingdom | 2019 | Cross-sectional | 167 | Semi-structured interviews | Patients preferred scenarios that had more significant reduction in cardiovascular risk, more frequent BP monitoring, and lower costs. | 10 |
| Cremers et al30 | Nigeria | 2019 | Cross-sectional | 328 | Structured-interviews | Patient concerned about side effects of medication and cost of treatment | 8 |
| Flynn et al31 | American | 2013 | Randomized clinical trial | 30 | Focus group investigations | Both patient and family member participants recognized family members as important facilitators to patients’ hypertension self-care | 9 |
| Gibson et al32 | American | 2018 | Cross-sectional | 60 | Semi-structured interviews | Frequently focused on short-term benefits rather than long-term benefits | 8 |
| Fairchild et al33 | American | 2016 | Cross-sectional | 60 | Semi-structured interviews | Most participants felt that adding lifestyle changes would allow them to stop the medication and even cure their disease; almost all participants (97%) wanted to hear about their disease from their physician | 9 |
| Anthony et al34 | Israel | 2012 | Cross-sectional | 86 | Focus groups and interviews | Patients did not perceive high blood pressure as a chronic disease requiring adherence to treatment recommendations but rather as a health condition primarily related to stress | 8 |
| Nishigaki et al35 | Japan | 2019 | Cross-sectional | 881 | Online survey | About 33.5% of patients reported no changes in their diet or exercise regimen since diagnosis, 29.1% believed that hypertension could be treated casually, and 10–15% responded that they felt it was unnecessary when they were asymptomatic | 8 |